My Hunt for a Nintendo Wii
November 23rd 2007 05:46 pm
I have recently found out that the Nintendo Wii console is not an easy thing to buy. If you go on Ebay the going price for a new Wii (sports pack) is in the mid $400 range. There are a few used ones out there (Amazon and Ebay) but they are in the mid to high $300’s. All the local, major chains (Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, etc.), where the purchase price should be $250, would be easy but of course EVERYONE is out of stock. Then, I go to shopping.com and any online store with a Wii has it at a minimum of $530. That is just crazy.
I fell like Ahab…”Hast thou seen the White Whale Wii”. I cannot find one of these bad boys anywhere, to save my life. What is funny though is that my son, who I’m trying to buy this for, doesn’t even really want this. He insists that a PSP would be better but a 7 year old who has lost a gameboy, 6 of 12 gameboy games, and 2 backpacks just isn’t a good candidate for a $200 handheld.
This search may be me just reliving my child hood again. I remember one Christmas that I wanted the Power Glove. That glove was a piece of trash but I had to have it. So maybe if I find one I should just turn around and sell it for $150 more than I paid for it like everyone else on EBAY? Anyway, I plan to sit out front of Circuit City Sunday morning and try to get a voucher. They usually get in about 10 a week and on Sunday they give out vouchers (first come, first served) an hour before they open. Anyone with one is guaranteed a Wii.
Latest Updates on My Wii Quest
Check out this page that gives you the latest Wii inventory from online stores.
This is my current list of numbers that I’m calling to see if they have a Wii (it is actually condensed). Feel free to call these numbers for me and email me when they have any in stock…I’m joking…kinda. But I try to call them all because these seem like my best chances. I went upto Circuit City and they said no new inventory so it doesn’t look like I’m going to go out there Sunday.
All are 256 numbers:
Gamestop (University) - 964-1900
Gamestop (Sparkman) - 746-8448
Gamestop (20) - 774-1460
Walmart (Univ.) - 837-7272
Walmart (20) - 461-7403
Walmart (Memorial Pkwy) - 596-2870
RB Games - 721-0899
Toys R’ Us - 533-3723
Target (Univ) - 922-0189
Best Buy - 726-9844
Sheeba responded on 26 Nov 2007 at 11:12 am #
Oh my! Well if your son doesn’t want it, don’t stress out over it. These things are always so difficult to get around the holidays and as soon as the third week of January comes around everyone and their dad will have one for rock bottom prices.